World Cup Qatar 2022

Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo will leave with immediate effect, the Premier League team said on Tuesday, ...

By Reuters

Saudi Arabia produced one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history beating Argentina 2-1 in their Group C opener with ...

By Reuters

Poland's Robert Lewandowski missed a penalty — and his chance to finally claim a World Cup tournament goal — in a 0-0 ...

By William Schomberg

Denmark hit the woodwork in the second half as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Tunisia in their Group D World Cup ...

By Reuters

Germany's teenage sensation Jamal Musiala on Monday credited his England youth period for helping him develop his ...

By Reuters

Croatia have won their last five matches and lost once in 16 months, but the 2018 runners-up, led by midfield conjuror ...

By Reuters

The young Spain players at the heart of coach Luis Enrique's new-look side make their global debut on Wednesday when ...

By Reuters

While fans on the opening of the World Cup in Qatar were looking for licensed venues to score a beer, Mamelodi Sundowns ...

Argentina's 35-year-old captain and all-time top scorer Lionel Messi shrugged off some fatigue niggles and will lead ...

By Reuters

Matches at the World Cup in Qatar are running longer than at any other tournament after referees were told to account ...

By Reuters

Iran’s football team refused to sing their national anthem at their opening World Cup game against England on Monday, a ...

By Golnar Motevalli

Senegal head coach Aliou Cissé urged his attackers to be more clinical in front of goal after they lost 2-0 to the ...

By Reuters

Tuesday's World Cup fixtures

By Sports staff

Wales' all-time top scorer and talisman Gareth Bale scored a late penalty as the Welsh rallied in the second half to ...

By Nick Said

Arab soccer fans at the first World Cup in the Middle East are shunning Israeli journalists in Qatar trying to ...

By Maya Gebeily

A US journalist said he was briefly detained on Monday when he tried to enter a World Cup stadium in Qatar while ...

By Reuters

If there wasn’t enough wrong with the World Cup, a lopsided history lesson from Fifa president Gianni Infantino was ...

Cody Gakpo scored a late goal on his World Cup debut and Davy Klaassen added a second deep in stoppage time to give the ...

By Philip O'Connor

England hammered Iran 6-2 on Monday in an emphatic Qatar World Cup opener thanks to two goals from Bukayo Saka and ...

By Reuters

France have been hit by a number of big-name injuries, including the shock news of Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema ...

By Reuters

Denmark go into their opening World Cup game against a tricky Tunisia on Tuesday in the unusual position of being among ...

By Reuters

Worthy of the cup or red-card contender? Our team weighs in.

Here is a full list of the groups and fixtures for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar.

By TimesLIVE Sports Staff

Here is a full list of all the 26-man squads of the 32 teams taking part in the 2022 World Cup.

By Sports staff

TimeLIVE has profiled all eight groups for the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022.

By Sports staff

Qatar has spent a fortune on its gleaming stadiums for the 2022 World Cup that starts on Sunday.

By Reuters

Lionel Messi's Argentina have an easy-looking start to the World Cup on Tuesday based on blistering recent form and ...

By Reuters

The captains of England, Wales, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany and Denmark will not wear “OneLove” ...

By Reuters

Iran coach Carlos Queiroz believes England have their strongest team since they won the World Cup in 1966, calling ...

By Reuters

Bafana Bafana may not be at the World Cup but we have a South African-born player looking to impress.

Monday's World Cup fixtures.

By Sports staff

Here are videos from the opening ceremony and first match of the World Cup in Qatar.

By TIMESLIVE VIDEO

The 2022 Qatar World Cup began with its opening ceremony at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor on Sunday, followed by the ...

By Sports staff

Monday's World Cup fixtures.

By Sports staff

Enner Valencia's two first-half goals led Ecuador to a dominant 2-0 victory over Qatar on Sunday as the home nation ...

By Reuters

Confident Dutch claims about being serious World Cup contenders face early examination on Monday as they open their ...

By Reuters

The US and Wales head into Monday's 2022 World Cup clash (9pm SA time) knowing that victory could decide one of Group ...

By Reuters

England could not have done a better job of lowering expectations than by going six competitive games without a win ...

By Reuters

The absence of Sadio Mane does not mean the Netherlands are going to underestimate African champions Senegal when the ...

By Reuters

Qatar's players have long been preparing together for the hosts' World Cup opener and coach Felix Sanchez said on ...

By Reuters

France striker Karim Benzema has been ruled out of the World Cup in Qatar after suffering an injury in training, the ...

By Reuters

The World Cup enters its 92nd year when the Fifa tournament kicks off in Qatar this weekend.

By TimesLIVE Video

Here's what you need to know about the opening ceremony that will take place ahead of the World Cup in Qatar that ...

By Reuters

The World Cup kicks off in Qatar on Sunday in a high-stakes event for the tiny nation that has faced a barrage of ...

By Reuters

See which teams are dodging fashion's red cards and which are aiming to be this year's Bafana Bafana

Alcoholic beer will not be sold at Qatar's World Cup stadiums, world soccer governing body Fifa said on Friday, a ...

By Reuters

Players are at risk of suffering heat stroke and could make poor decisions when playing and training in high ...

By Reuters

FIFA president Gianni Infantino accused critics of World Cup host Qatar's treatment of migrant workers of hypocrisy on ...

By Reuters

Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo believes his country has an excellent group of players and they are capable of doing ...

By Reuters

Labour rights groups point to poor pay, safety, but Qatar rejects calls to compensate workers who suffered

By Anuradha Nagaraj and Pramod Acharya

Brazil are my pick, followed by Argentina, Germany, Spain and France. However, African teams are a long way behind the ...

Manchester United have removed a mural containing the image of Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo from the exterior of ...

By Sports Staff and Reuters

Football pundits often talk about a group of death, and with Group H stacked with top teams, this appears to be the one ...

By Grant Shub

Here's what you need to know about the opening ceremony that will take place ahead of the World Cup in Qatar that ...

By Reuters

Qatar has spent a fortune on its gleaming stadiums for the 2022 World Cup that starts on Sunday.

By Reuters

The shirts worn by the Netherlands team during the World Cup will be auctioned to support migrant workers in Qatar, the ...

By Reuters

Which of the 2010 World Cup stadiums was your favourite?

The chief of soccer's world governing body Fifa issued a plea on Tuesday for a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine for the ...

By Reuters

Interim Ghana coach Otto Addo believes his team can make a significant impact at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar as the ...

By Reuters

Qatar's Supreme Committee said it has apologised after a Danish film crew were threatened by security staff live on air ...

By Reuters

Zakhele Siwela’s life could have taken a turn for the worse, growing up in a township notorious criminals activity but ...

By Matshelane Mamabolo

An awkward handshake between Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes was the result of a joke between the Portugal and ...

By Reuters

SA’s representative at the World Cup says being a referee is not a day job but a lifelong commitment

By Matshelane Mamabolo

Brazil take their strongest combination to a Fifa World Cup in many editions at Qatar 2022 and are the bookmakers’ ...

By Marc Strydom

Kamal Sowah’s form for Club Brugge in the Uefa Champions League has won him a World Cup call-up for Ghana after the ...

By Reuters

Borussia Moenchengladbach striker Marcus Thuram and Monaco defender Axel Disasi were called up to play the World Cup ...

By Reuters

Cristiano Ronaldo retains the support of his Portugal team mates despite his recent problems, midfielder Bernardo Silva ...

By Reuters

Football fans around the world are up in arms over the prices of beer at certain places in Qatar during the World Cup.

Son Heung-min has been included in South Korea's 26-man squad for the World Cup finals in Qatar despite suffering a ...

By Reuters

The Soccer World Cup in Qatar is expected to shrug off controversies about the host nation’s human rights conduct to ...

By David Hellier

As Africans, we live in hope that one of our nations will one day win the World Cup. We just have to stop listening to ...

Sadio Mané has been named in Senegal's squad for the World Cup in Qatar despite suffering an injury playing for Bayern ...

By Reuters

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which kicks off on November 20, will see some of the best players missing the tournament ...

By Reuters

The footballer, who has a whopping 495-million followers on Instagram, has won almost every prize worth playing for in ...

By GRANT SHUB

Cameroon left out long-serving centre back Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui from their squad for the World Cup in a shock ...

By Reuters

Olivier Giroud was named in France's provisional squad for the Qatar World Cup as coach Didier Deschamps unveiled a ...

By Reuters

Sepp Blatter, the president of Fifa when the organisation selected Qatar in 2010 to host the upcoming World Cup, now ...

By Reuters

If talisman, Sadio Mané is fit for the global showpiece, the Lions of Teranga will take some beating

By Matshelane Mamabolo

Reigning champions France will be aiming to emulate Italy and Brazil by winning consecutive World Cup titles in Qatar.

By Grant Shub

The loss of Africa’s best player will be a huge blow to the hopes of Senegal, the favourites from the continent to make ...

By Marc Strydom

The usually ‘visa-free’ nation is effectively closed to any foreign visitor without a match ticket, unless you’ve got a ...

By Elizabeth Sleith

Will you be supporting Ghana at the Fifa World Cup?

On the face of it an easier group given the lack of a traditional heavyweight, Group F is deceptively tough given the ...

By Marc Strydom

While it would take an excellent team effort for France to defend the Fifa World Cup title, they will need Kylian ...

By SITHEMBISO DINDI

Perhaps the best thing about Bafana Bafana’s failure to qualify for this year’s Fifa World Cup in Qatar is that fans ...

By Matshelane Mamabolo

Hunters Room & Grill and Morimoto serve up mouth-watering dishes worth trying

By Lisa Fleisher

England’s only World Cup triumph was in 1966, when they beat West Germany 4-2 in the final. Ever since, the Three Lions ...

By Grant Shub

It's not just physique that makes these stars stand out, but their love for charity and family.

Germany and Spain are the clear favourites to progress past Group E at the 2022 World Cup, but Japan can provide a ...

By Marc Strydom

The comparison with legendary Brazilian players appears justified given Neymar’s club football career, one which has ...

By MATSHELANE MAMABOLO

‘We need to stay calm, follow the plan and try to win the game or do whatever we can to advance to the next stage,’ ...

By Matshelane Mamabolo

What are the chances of this year getting any better for Senegal superstar Sadio Mané?

By MATSHELANE MAMABOLO

World Cup coaches must submit a preliminary selection of players for the tournament by Friday as they begin the process ...

By Mark Gleeson

African giants Tunisia, who South African football followers will be familiar with as Afcon 1996 runners-up, will be ...

By BY GRANT SHUB

As four-time Fifa World Cup champions, second behind Brazil (five), Germany will always go any global football ...

Former Brazil and Real Madrid great Ronaldo thinks that although the pressure will be on Neymar to deliver for his ...

By Reuters

Defending champions France and Denmark possess the obvious quality in Group D of the 2022 Fifa World Cup.

By Marc Strydom

The Soccer World Cup being held in Qatar from next month will have areas for drunk fans to sober up, its CEO said in a ...

By Lina Najem

Group C at the 2022 Fifa World Cup contains the 2021 Ballon D’Or winner and runner-up, but in teams it has less overall ...

By Marc Strydom

It has been two decades since Brazil won the coveted Fifa World Cup and captain Cafu lifted the iconic golden trophy in ...

By Grant Shub

Having underperformed at the two previous Fifa World Cups, Spain have been on an upward trajectory in their rebuilding ...

By SITHEMBISO DINDI

All the latest World Cup Qatar 2022 profiles and news.

By TimesLIVE

A strong, confident Indomitable Lions could go a long way to dispel Africa’s inferiority complex at the World Cup

By Matshelane Mamabolo

Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi said the Qatar World Cup in November will be his last, capping a historic run ...

By Patrick Gillespie

With its teams ranked between ninth and 20th in the world, the 2022 Fifa World Cup’s Group B is not a group of death ...

By Marc Strydom

Though football is a team sport, there are players who rise above their teammates to help carry a team to greater ...

By Matshelane Mamabolo

If Morocco are to progress past the group stage at the World Cup, Hakim Ziyech will need to be at his sparkling best

By Marc Strydom

Could this be a fairytale final Fifa World Cup appearance for the talismanic Lionel Messi?

Africa's best hope, 2022 Africa Cup of Nations winners Senegal, have a tricky group to progress past where hosts Qatar ...

By Marc Strydom